16 results for “MRI of spine”
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
An 89-year-old man with Parkinson's disease fell at home on 16 August 2016, sustaining a cervical spine fracture. Initial CT imaging missed the C5 inferior articular process fracture, reporting only a paraspina…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
…severe scoliosis. She had a pre-existing, asymptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation detected on pre-operative MRI of her spine. A paediatric neurologist assessed her as cleared for surgery. Post-operatively, she developed…
84y · Male·Pneumonia complicating fractured cervical spine in the setting of fall
…ar-old man died from pneumonia and Type 2 respiratory failure nine days after sustaining a severe cervical spine fracture from a fall on a bus. Following the acute traumatic injury, he was appropriately managed in ICU w…
72y · Male·Upper cervical spine injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
…n suffered a fall from a 3-metre ladder during home garden maintenance, sustaining a severe upper cervical spine injury (C2 fracture with high spinal cord haemorrhage) that was deemed non-survivable. He died 2 days late…
63y · Male·Cerebral infarction complicating vertebral artery dissection following motor veh…
…erebral infarction. At Albury Base Hospital, initial CT imaging at 10:44am identified significant cervical spine injuries, but critical imaging results (MRI and CT angiogram) were delayed approximately 4.5 hours. The pa…
51y · Male·metastatic small round cell malignancy (Ewing's Sarcoma)
…tment of acute neurological presentations in custody settings should proceed as in the community, and early MRI imaging may be warranted when infection cannot be excluded in immunocompromised patients with unexplained s…
72y · Female·Pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed mechanic…
Valma Ann Tweedie, aged 72, died from pneumonia following cervical spine injuries sustained in an unwitnessed fall at a disability support facility. She had a known history of fal…
0y · Male·Head injury
A 7-month-old boy died from severe head trauma following an unwitnessed incident on 6 June 2018. The child was found unconscious after reportedly being pushed from a highchair by his 4-year-old brother and died 4 days la…
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating neck injuries sustained in a fall, with Coffin-Low…
A 29-year-old man with Coffin-Lowry Syndrome suffered a severe cervical spinal cord injury from a fall at a respite facility. Disability workers found him on the floor but initially interpreted his presentation as non-co…
60y · Male·Hypertensive heart disease with chronic fatty liver as other significant conditi…
…mic issues: the inappropriate admission of an acute pain patient to a geriatric-focused hospital, delays in MRI transmission to RBH affecting clinical decision-making, inadequate pain management documentation and protoc…
35y · Male·Acute Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis
Christopher Nigel Spinks, a 35-year-old tree surgeon, died of acute Staphylococcus aureus meningitis on 3 December 2002. He initially presented on 27 November 2002 with neck pain following a windsurfing accident. Dr R. n…
50y · Male·unascertained
Simon Gaskill, aged 50, was found deceased in sand dunes at Ocean Grove Beach in April 2022 after sleeping rough for months. He had been discharged from hospital in December 2021 following treatment for severe alcohol wi…
58y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinomatosis with unknown primary source
…cancer as a possibility. By June 2007, he presented with metastatic cancer throughout his liver, bones and spine—by which time curative treatment was impossible. An independent oncologist opined the death was potentiall…
50y · Female·Potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity (oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, cl…
Ms RF, a 50-year-old woman with epilepsy and chronic pain from a workplace wrist injury, died from potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity involving oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, clonazepam, and pregabalin. She en…
43y · Male·Complications of neck injury; specifically extensive brainstem infarction second…
Glenn William Strickland, an experienced Harley Davidson rider, died from brainstem infarction following severe cervical spinal injury sustained in a motorcycle crash on Julimar Road, Western Australia. He failed to nego…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…
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